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Why is the cervical cancer vaccine so important? Without the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, 85% of people will be infected with HPV in their lifetime. That is to say, almost all sexually active and unvaccinated people will be infected with HPV, including adolescent girls and young women. Most HPV infections clear up on their own, but they can also have long-lasting effects, such as causing cancer of the reproductive organs and mouth. The role of HPV vaccineAccording to US statistics, since the beginning of HPV vaccination, HPV infection rate among adolescent girls It's down 88 percent, and 81 percent among younger women. The incidence of HPV-related tumors dropped by around 40 percent.Who should get the HPV vaccine and how many doses?The CDC recommends HPV vaccination for people over nine years of age. If you start the vaccine under the age of 15, you only need two doses, 6-12 months apart. If vaccinated at 15 years of age, three doses are required. It is generally not recommended for women over the age of 26 to receive the HPV vaccine, because the benefits of vaccination are not large, and if you want to be vaccinated, you must follow the doctor's advice.What HPV vaccines are available in my country?my country currently has HPV bivalent, quadrivalent and nine-valent vaccines. Bivalent and quadrivalent are approved for vaccination at 9-45 years old, and 9-valent is approved for 16-26 years old. Bivalent and quadrivalent vaccines already cover the most common subtypes of the virus that cause cervical cancer, so the protection is also very good. Those who do not have the opportunity to receive the nine-valent vaccine may also be considered.Possible side effects of HPV vaccine
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